Federal Officials Uncover 4,822 Pounds Of Cocaine

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September 3, 1991

BOSTON — Federal officials on Monday stood in front of bales of cocaine stacked like cordwood and announced a bust that netted 4,822 pounds of the drug worth $500 million on the street. Ten people were charged, and nine arrested in the Boston area and in Miami. It was the third major cocaine bust in the Boston area since June. On June 15, investigators in Peabody seized 3,300 pounds of cocaine, worth $175 million, and $500,000 in cash. Four men were arrested. Two days earlier, FBI agents had arrested 14 people and seized 1,353 pounds of cocaine in Middleborough. Law enforcement officials say they are combating dealers' tactic of shipping drugs through New England and eastern Canada rather than Florida and the Mexican border.